Suspenders.



NU- 703,93l- Patented luly S, 1902.13.

C. BLMB'EBG.

S U S P E N D E R S.

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UNITED STATES l ATENT- OEETCE.

CASPER BLOOMBERG, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.A 703,981, dated July 8,1902. Application iiled April 14, 1902. Serial No. 102,696. (No model.)

. To all whom, t 1mi/.y concern,.-

Beit known that I, CASPER BLOOMBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspender-llarly described.

During the warmer seasons the vest or waistcoat is often dispensed withas an article of wear on account of the discomfort` it produces, andSuspenders are also frequently dispensed with for the same reason, somepersons preferring not to use any eXtra support for the trousers, Whileothers employ waistbelts for the purpose. Many persons, however, preferthe use of Suspenders by which to bring the weight of the trousers uponthe shoulders, and yet for esthetical reasons they continue the use ofthe vest or waistcoat on account of the untidy eect produced by thesuspender-ends, which as ordinarily made become exposed more or less inuse.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide agarment-suspender fully equal to the ordinary demands thereof, but whichis intended more especially for neglige purposes to be Worn when theVest or waistcoat is left off or temporarily dispensed with.

The invention also has for its object to provide the suspender-end ofspecial form well adapted to the uses and requirements thereof and alsoto simplify the construction and cheapen the cost of manufacture of saidelement as compared with other similar elements hitherto devised withlike ends in View.

The above and additional objects are attained by means substantiallysuch as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a View of a trousers-suspender embodying my present improvements.Fig. 2 is an enlarged View in detail of va portion of the suspender,showing the inner side of the attached suspender-end. Fig. 3 is asimilar view looking at the attached suspender-end from the outer sidethereof. Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional View on the line 0c Fig. Beforeproceeding wit-l1 a more detailed description it may be stated that Iprovide the Suspenders of any suitable construction and with anypreferred means of adjustment as to length; but instead of using theordinary suspender-end having duplicate members or buttonhole-tabs Iprovide a suspender-end consisting, preferably, of a single member orbuttonhole-tab only, the purpose being to have but one point ofattachment to each side of the trousers at the front thereof, as willappear. By the use of a suspender-end thus constructed thetrousers-button to which attachment is made may be secured to the`waistband of the trousers Well to the side thereof, and thus thesuspender-end will be less liable to become exposed while in use. I amWell aware that it is not new, broadly, to provide a suspender-endhaving but a single member or buttonhole-tab; but inasmuch aspractically double work is required of such y an element, due to extraweight and strain imposed thereon, it has often been difficult(especially with the'ner grades of goods) to construct the same-in amanner to combine ters marked thereon, A A each represents ashoulder-strap of an ordinary trousers-suspender, the two said strapsbeing joined at d, as usual, and each having at the front portionthereof a suspender-end B, constructed in accordance with my presentimprovements, said shoulder-straps each also being provided, at the endof the rear portion thereof, with a suspender-end C, embodying myimprovements to some extent. Each of the said suspenderends B comprisesbut a single member or tab, as shown, formed thereinwith a buttonhole b,by which attachment of the member or tab may be made to a button securedto the waistband of an ordinary pair' of trousers at any suitable point.Inasmuch as the suspender-end must be strong and capable of withstandingconsiderable Weight and strain, I prefer to construct the samesubstantially of equal width with the suspender-strap A IOO and also tofurnish'a bearing therefor of great extent. Thus, as shown, I constructthe suspender-end comparatively* short and of the desired shape or form,leather or other suitable fabric being preferably employed in themanufacture thereof, and said suspenderend is doubled over upon itselfat the upper part thereof to form a loop c, by which attachment is madeto one member of the metallic connector d, the other parallel member ofsaid connector' being held in the loop e, formed by the turned-upportion f of the suspender-strap. It Will be seen that the loop c of thesuspender-end extends the full length of said connector d, the saidsuspender-end being capable of moving with or upon the connector, and itwill also be seen that the upper part of the suspender-end isconsiderably strengthened and reinforced by the folded portion or ap gthereof. As shown in Fig. 2, the said reinforcing-nap gis substantiallyhemispherical in shape, and the same is secured to the front or outerportion of the device by a horizontal line of stitching fi, joined atthe ends by a stitching m, following the direction of the curved orrounded edge n of the said portion or flap g. As thus formed and securedthe suspender-end is comparatively strong yet light in Weight, and itwill be seen that a portion of the curved edge of the reinforcingportion or flap q crosses the said suspender-end in close proximity tothe buttonhole b therein, thus serving to prevent enlargement orelongation of said buttonhole, which might otherwise result from thefrequency with which the suspender-end maybe attached to and detachedfrom the trousers-button. This is a very irnpo-rtant feature of mypresent improvement, and it may be added that the stitchingm alsofurnishes additional strength and security to the buttonhole in the useof the suspenderenrl ,in the ordinary Way.

My improved device or suspender-end is easily and quickly made, and itwill be seen that the same has an extended bearing or sup*- port uponthe connector d, which unites the device tothe suspender-strap A.

The construction liferein shown and described has special advantages inthat type of suspender-end comprising a member or tab of leather or likematerial in which the buttonhole is formed by a simple slit minus anyreinforce at the edges thereof, such as may conveniently be employedwith tabs of Isuspender-ends form'ed'of textile material. In such type(leather) of buttonhole-tab the buttonhole is liable to become extendedor elongated at the upper end thereof, duenot so much to the Weightimposed upon the suspenders as to the twisting strain exerted in thefrequent attachment to and detachment from the buttons of the trousers,and by having the edge n of the reinforce g cross the tab in closeproximity to the upper end of buttonhole Z2 the latter is less liable tobe torn or enlarged from the causes mentioned. The

saidbuttonhole extends practically the full length of the more iiexibleportion of the suspender-end, and it Will be understood that the portionof the latter to which the reinforcing-Hap is applied is rendered sti'and less liable to crinkle or buckle up on the connector d from anycause. Thus the construction and organization of the parts of myimproved suspender end are more n clearly brought out, and theadvantages thereof are more apparent. It Will also be seen that greatstrength and durabilityr are to be had therefrom.

I am not limited to the precise details of construction herein describedand shown, since variations thereof may be adopted in practice and stillbe within the scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A suspender for trouserscomprising a shoulder-strap looped at the end and having loosely held inthe loop a connector, a suspender-end the Width of the upper end ofwhich substantially equalsthe Width of said connector, said suspenderendbeing constructed of a single member or tab slitted to form a buttonholeand provided with a reinforcin g-iiap at the upper end thereof, the edgeof said flap crossing thetab in close proximity to the upper end of saidbuttonhole and the flap being stitched to the tab also in closeproximity to said upper end of the buttonhole, as and for the purposeset forth.

2. A suspender for trousers comprising a shoulder-strap looped at theend and` having loosely held in the loop a connector, a suspender-endthe Widthfof the upper end of Which substantially equals the Width ofsaid v connector, said suspender end being constructed of a singlemember or tab folded over at its upper end yfor connection to said congnector and slitted to form a buttonhole, and I provided with areinforcing-flap at the upper end thereof, the edge of said flapcrossing the i tab in close proximity to the upper end of saidbuttonhole and theflap being stitched to the tab also in close proximityto said upper end 5 of the buttonhole, as and for the purpose set forth.

` 3. A suspender for trousers comprising a` l shoulder-strap looped atthe end and having loosely held in the loop a connector, a suspender-endthe Width of the upper end of which substantially equals the Width ofsaid connector and Which upper end is folded over and stitched to fitthe loop, saidfsuspenderend being constructed of a single member or tabslitted to form a buttonhole and also having a reinforcingflapsubstantially hemispherical in form secured to the tab by stitchingwhich crosses tho tab in close proximity to the upper end of saidbuttonhole.

CASPER BLOOMBERG.

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